Black History of Charlotte
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One of Mecklenburg’s Oldest Black Communities Makes Itself Seen
Standing beside a veiled mural in front of the historic Torrence-Lytle School in Huntersville on Oct. 11, Tonya Rivers, chair…
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Second Ward High School Celebrates a Century of Legacy
They come from all over the country, says Arthur Griffin, to return to their home. It’s five days before a…
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NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green Teaches Curating Your Own Past
People revere museums and exhibits because of the history and knowledge surrounding them and the way those institutions captivate them,…
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Family of Mount Holly’s Ransom Hunter Fights to Preserve Legacy
As a boy growing up in Mount Holly in the 1960s, Eric Wilson knew firsthand that each thundercloud had a…
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Author’s Note: ‘Legacy: Three Centuries of Black History in Charlotte’
The three men gaze out over the vehicles speeding past on South Brevard Street. Their dark suits and stiff white…
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Black History of Charlotte: Slavery & Revolution Part 2
The following is a continuation of Pamela Grundy’s original five-part series Black History of Charlotte and touches on the treatment…
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Black History of Charlotte: Slavery and Revolution
The following is a continuation of Pamela Grundy’s original five-part series Black History of Charlotte and touches on the treatment…
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Photo of MLK in Charlotte Highlights Three Generations of Local History
“We must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.” Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,…
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Black History of Charlotte Part 5: The Battle Over Desegregation in Charlotte
The following is the final chapter in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte, and touches on desegregation in…
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Black History of Charlotte Part 4: How Redlining, Blockbusting and ‘Urban Renewal’ Victimized a Community
The following is the fourth in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte, looking at the history of urban…
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Black History of Charlotte: Women of the Charlotte Sit-Ins
The following is a special addition to our five-part Black History of Charlotte series, to be read alongside Part 3. …
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Black History of Charlotte Part 3: Civil Rights in the New South
The following is the third in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte. Read Part 1 and Part 2,…
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Black History of Charlotte Part 2: The Building of Brooklyn
The following is the second in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte, looking at the construction of Brooklyn,…
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Nooze Hounds: Dr. Willie Griffin and Dr. Pamela Grundy on Black History in Charlotte
On episode 23 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Justin and Ryan talk to Dr. Willie Griffin, staff historian with Levine…
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Black History of Charlotte Part 1: The White Supremacist Response to Reconstruction
The following is the first in a five-part history of Black culture in Charlotte. Stay tuned for the parts in…
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